diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index d70b4bc..41341f7 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ configurations.all {
         // multi-release overlay that this AGP's Jetifier can't parse ("Unsupported
         // class file major version 68"). 1.15.x is the last line without that overlay
         // and is still API-compatible with mockito's usage.
-        force 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.15.11'
-        force 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.15.11'
+        force 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.18.16'
+        force 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.18.16'
     }
 }